Wake-Up Call For Habs After Win Over Sens

The game played Saturday night (January 19, 2009) was a possible wake-up call for the Montreal Canadiens. Across Canada, the viewers who started watching Montreal visiting the Ottawa Senators early in the game were already likely assuming an easy win. When you have the fourth-best team in the East versus the second-worst team in the East it is not a unusual expectation. Maybe the Habs got too confident too early into the game. They started off by looking like a strong team who were going to overpower the Sens without much effort. However, penalties were once again an issue, for both the power-play (PP) and penalty-kill (PK). There were a few occasions where Montreal gave the Sens a PP they didn't deserve to get. These were the penalties which had no need to be taken. The PK unit made an attempt at the offense, but the Habs were still unable to keep Ottawa from scoring. On the PP, the Habs just could not get organized. They started off on a good note with a goal, but blew key ... (link)